The Board of Education voted to readopt a resolution intended to cure potential Open Meetings Act violations identified by the New Mexico Department of Justice and then moved into an executive session to discuss pending litigation, board members said.
The action to readopt the resolution was moved by Michael Schauff and seconded by Kevin Mitchell; the board approved the measure by roll call with members voting yes. The motion described the readoption as curing an alleged OMA violation tied to the board's May 16, 2025, meeting and referenced a prior resolution from the board's July 11, 2025, meeting consistent with recommendations from the New Mexico Department of Justice.
The board then voted to enter an executive session under the Open Meetings Act provision cited in the meeting record as "Section 10-15-1(H)(7)" to consult with the school district's attorney about pending or threatened litigation. The executive-session agenda, as stated in the meeting record, included review of litigation initiated by Stride Incorporated, litigation involving the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and arbitration related to Stride Incorporated; the board also said it would discuss "curing potential OMA issues." The board announced after the closed session that no action had been taken.
The motions and roll-call votes were recorded during the meeting. The readoption motion was made and seconded in open session and carried by roll call; the executive session was authorized by a separate vote. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn, also adopted by roll call.
The meeting record does not specify any remedies included in the readopted resolution, nor does it specify any timeline for implementation or additional follow-up actions. The school district's attorney participated in the executive session but was not named in the public record. The board stated explicitly that no formal action resulted from the executive session.
Because the matters discussed include litigation and a statutory open-meetings compliance question raised by the New Mexico Department of Justice, the board's next steps and any court or agency responses were not specified in the meeting record.